India saves $5.43 billion forex as coal imports dip due to rising local production
The reduction in coal imports resulted in foreign exchange savings of approximately $5.43 billion (Rs 42,315.7 crore) for the country, the Coal Ministry said.
A Special Court here on Monday sentenced to two years imprisonment Coal Ministry ex-Secretary HC Gupta and other former officials in a coal block allocation case involving Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd (KSSPL).
Central Bureau of Investigation Special Judge Bharat Parashar awarded two years jail terms to Gupta and two Coal Ministry former officials, KS Kropha and KC Samria, in the allocation of Thesgora B/Rudrapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd (KSSPL).
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